Mired in the mob machine: cyber-libertarians and the broken internet

Mired in the mob machine: cyber-libertarians and the broken internet

Tom Giles
Tom Giles
The tech-utopians promised us liberation – but instead liberation has been actively hampered by the technology they designed. Digital artist and musician Tom Giles explores how we got here and the underpinning philosophy that has driven us apart online instead of bringing us together.…
No more than some of her parts: how sexual objectification diminishes humanity

No more than some of her parts: how sexual objectification diminishes humanity

Dr Elly Hanson
Dr Elly Hanson
'Sexual objectification’ is a term often used but rarely unpacked. What does it really mean? Does it really exist? Does it really matter? Dr Elly Hanson sheds light on these questions and provides answers to some puzzles…
Video games awaken children’s agency and activism

Video games awaken children’s agency and activism

Andrew Robertson
Andrew Robertson
Can video games hold the key to unlocking empathy, agency and activism in young people? Andy Robertson, games journalist (BBC, Forbes, Guardian), author and editor of the Family Gaming Database, explains how games can enable exploration both of the world as it is, and how it might be.…
Back to life, back to reality: Fully Human returns

Back to life, back to reality: Fully Human returns

Fully Human
Fully Human
The freedom to educate: teacher agency and the retention crisis

The freedom to educate: teacher agency and the retention crisis

Daniel Stanley
Daniel Stanley
Solving the teacher recruitment and retention crisis is the central question of education policy. Could a focus on teacher agency hold the key? The second in a series of articles based on our 'How to Disagree Better about Education' report, produced in collaboration with Future Narratives Lab…
Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang:  troubling masculinity with James Bond

Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang: troubling masculinity with James Bond

Jono Baggaley
Dr Ian Kinane
Dr Elly Hanson
Dr Kathy Weston
Jono Baggaley, Dr Ian Kinane, Dr Elly Hanson, Dr Kathy Weston
Could James Bond be a useful source of teaching about sex, relationships, gender norms and misogyny? This episode of Tomorrow is the Question explores Bond as symbol, a loaded figure of sex and violence and potent store of teaching material.…
Manosphere in the mirror: researching the marketing of misogyny

Manosphere in the mirror: researching the marketing of misogyny

Jono Baggaley
Harriet Over
Dr Elly Hanson
Jono Baggaley, Harriet Over, Dr Elly Hanson
What's actually happening in the manosphere? This episode of the Fully Human podcast, Tomorrow is the Question, explores new research into online misogyny and the manosphere…
Wise Animals: how technology has made us what we are

Wise Animals: how technology has made us what we are

Jono Baggaley
Jono Baggaley
A review of Tom Chatfield's Wise Animals, a book bringing together many of the themes we're exploring at Fully Human.…
"The Wind and the Song" Pt. 1: The Treachery of A.I. Images

"The Wind and the Song" Pt. 1: The Treachery of A.I. Images

Lewis Heriz
Lewis Heriz
In this video essay, Lewis Heriz questions what we're really looking at, or listening to, when we encounter the outputs of generative AI systems.…
Looking for attention: promoting attentional wellbeing in a digital age

Looking for attention: promoting attentional wellbeing in a digital age

Dr Joshua Stubbs
Dr Joshua Stubbs
Dr Joshua Stubbs explores what we can do in the face of digital distraction to support children's agency, maintain attention and manage the persistent pull of digital technologies.…